ZIP 02575 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 427 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dukes County, MA.
427 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 164 | |
| 2022 | 180 | |
| 2023 | 39 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02575 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 299 | 70.0% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 32 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 15 | 3.5% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 14 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 13 | 3.0% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02575 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Separate operator/control area of transportation | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 4 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Sunlight | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02575 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $2,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,200 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $600 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02575.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Tisbury | 421 | |
| 2 | Chilmark | 3 | |
| 3 | Edgartown | 1 | |
| 4 | Oak Bluffs | 1 | |
| 5 | Tisbury | 1 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 427 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.